Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-17

tvrdom was absent, and a close observer
could have noticed that instead OF lheir
being at all disaefeeeeie 20 men,
ibey rather liked it. After the routine bust
NO.. II The court had been transacted, Mr.. !
Je.Es. Assistant Attorney General OF the
ITnifed States, informed the court that the
prisoners were present. Dir. Gordon tnen
moved that the argument in the case be post
noned until January in order to give the
new counsel in the case time to prepare Tor
il. and that liz the meantime the prisoners
be released en- bail. Governor Chamberlain
aid Mr.. W. L. Royal appeared SIS courses
for the Z. s. Circuit Court of Virginia, which
had committed the prisoners for con!euipv.
The former opposed The motion OF Mr.: GORDON
for the reason that The counsel for the prs
oners should be as well prepared Tor the
argument pow as at an7 future ume; tnae
the case vas one that demanded speedy
settlement, and that tho contempt vas gar
inc He hoped that the argument would De
nroceeded with at once and that tie PRISON
ers be held until the case was decided. Mr.;
Thicker urged delay ia the argument; SAID
the case rested upon the l1th amendment
tn tha Constitution, and tina. the prisoners
denied the jurisdiction Of Judge Bond. he
also said that he was not sufficiently pre-
pared TO argue the case at present. UeV.
Chamberlain then sid that since he fed
spoken he mad learned that an agreement
had been made By which no objection would
lac offered to the motion for bail me
Chief Justice asked the clerk OF the court
wher the record of the case would be ready
The answer was, il about tWo Gays. ne
Chief Justice taen said It's Marshal "ouic
take charge OF the prisoners, and the court
ff- dc
snectinc the motions to bal! aud postpone
argument. Mr.. Ncolay, the Marshal of the
Court. then took the prisoners in custody
and escorted them 10 his Office, bnt their
imp,isonment hera will be no more rigorous
than il was in Richmond, and wilt give
them no more claim 70 the credit Of "patrc t
martyrs" than ;hey are already entitled to.
Governor Lee has ;ciegrGphed Mr.. Couk-
ling, of Ne.e York. proposing TO retain him
as COUNSEL for the State. Mr. Conkliug has
REPLIED tina: If time be allowed bin 70 pre-
pare himself thoroughly FOX lhs argument
he will accept the offer.
Secretary Baeard says tbs successor OF
lIr Porter as Assistant Secretary OF State
has bee:. selected but Kill not be announced
until the Presidents return.
Secretary Whitney has returned, but in
order to avoid callers remains at his conn
Try residence, engaged, it is said, in the pre-
paration OF his annual report.
Messrs. Foster and Alexander, Of Lees.
burg, Virginia, are to open Law Office in
this city, the former TO attend to the firms
business here: the latter TO that in Lees
burg
Ex-Representative Barbour. of Virginia,
received Geographic dispatch yesterday
| evening from Culpeper stating that his
brother. Sir. James Barbour, democratic
candidate for tho legislature in Culpeper
county, was very i'll. IL consequence CT that
dispatch Mr. Barbour left here this morning
for Culpeper.
Ex.Coueressmao Cabcli, CT Virginia, when
here last week: spoke favorably of the demo-
cratic prospects in Pittsylvania county, Vir-
GINA, but not SO favorably Of those in Pat
rick and Henry counties.
Surgeon General Hamilton received tele-
gram from deputy collector Spencer at Tam
pa, Fla. this morning, saying that there
have been three cases hut no deaths since
last report. He says il is raining and that
the weather is bad
Mr.. Obariey, chief Of TIC civil service commits
sion, has been accused OF issuing his late order
prohibiting democratic oiliceho!Ge-s from retain
ing their membership of democratic associations
for the reason that he anticipates the election OF
q republican Pres:dcnsnext year, and hopes there.
by 10 retain his position Whether this be so OF
not is unknown, but i. is certain that Mr. Oberley
tod the secretary OF of the associations refer
red TO n day or two ago that i; he would meet him
after Office hours ne would give him $50 towards
the associations fund and also. that while con-
tributions could not be made TO campaign funds
during office hoGrs, after those hours, federal Off
Gals ae as free al any other other class OF citi-
zeus, and csn Go what they choose with their own
money. The divergence between Mr.. Oberley'
order and his cords is remarkable.
In reply to the demands Of the knights Of labor
for hand instead Of machine work ~ tho bureau
Of engraving and printing, M Graves the super
intcndent OF that bureau. says Inachine work is
better and cheaper than hand work, and that tho
cemand referred 10 is only refrain of the old
time cutlery against machine labor.
Tho national democratic association. a newly
organized political association of thio city keeps
opcn hause at 93S ! street The association is
rapidly growing in numbers, and aresdy includes
among its members democrats from nearly all the
STATES and territories of the country.
The bureau OF statistics will issue q report on
wool this week. This country roy contains forty
million sheep, an increase OF five million since
1880. The fleece Of this year will be worth sew
enty million dollars.
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